Maurice River Township School District

Maurice River Township School District
Port Elizabeth, NJ 08348
District information
Grades pre-K to 8
Superintendent Walter J. Kappeler, Jr.
Business administrator Patricia Powell
Schools 1
Students and staff
Enrollment 395 (as of 2011-12)[1]
Faculty 32.6 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio 12.12:1
Other information
District Factor Group B
Website www.mrtschool.com
Ind. Per pupil District
spending 		Rank
(*) 		K-8
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$15,0163$18,891-20.5%
1Budgetary Cost10,579314,159-25.3%
2Classroom Instruction6,58548,659-24.0%
6Support Services1,51592,167-30.1%
8Administrative Cost1,576221,5471.9%
10Operations & Maintenance62611,612-61.2%
13Extracurricular Activities273104-74.0%
16Median Teacher Salary57,4772261,136
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-8 districts with 401-750 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=64

The Maurice River Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, from Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 395 students and 32.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.12:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second-lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend high school in Millville together with students from Commercial Township, Lawrence Township and Woodbine, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools under which students attend Memorial High School for ninth grade and half of the tenth grade and Millville Senior High School for half of the tenth grade through the twelfth grade.[4][5][6]

Awards and recognition

Maurice River Township School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.[7]

School

Maurice River Township School had an enrollment of 395 students as of the 2011-12 school year.[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 District information for Maurice River Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Sending District Students, Millville Public Schools. Accessed December 8, 2014. "9TH – 12th grade students who attend Memorial and MSHS from Woodbine, Commercial Township, Lawrence Township, and Maurice River Township will need to establish their proof of residency with their district."
  5. ↑ Jones, Jean. "Maurice River enlists state help in fighting Millville HS tuition increase", South Jersey Times, January 16, 2008. Accessed December 8, 2014. "He said Millville is unwilling to pass on its need for more funding to its own taxpayers so it is passing the increase on to the sending districts -- Commercial, Maurice River and Lawrence townships and Woodbine."
  6. ↑ About Us, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed December 8, 2014. "The Maurice River Township School District consists of one elementary school and is a sending district to the Millville School District for its high school students.... Maurice River Township transports approximately 180 students to the Memorial and Senior High Schools in Millville."
  7. ↑ McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.
  8. ↑ School Data for the Maurice River Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ Board of Education Members, Maurice River Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2015.

Coordinates: 39°18′45″N 74°58′50″W / 39.312596°N 74.98046°W / 39.312596; -74.98046

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